Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

By: Samin Nosrat

Narrated by: Samin Nosrat

Samin Nosrat reads "The Four Elements of Good Cooking", part one of her New York Times best seller Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

A visionary new master class in cooking that distills decades of professional experience into just four simple elements, from the woman declared "America's next great cooking teacher" by Alice Waters.

In the tradition of The Joy of Cooking and How to Cook Everything comes Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, an ambitious new approach to cooking by a major new culinary voice. Chef and writer Samin Nosrat has taught everyone from professional chefs to middle school kids to author Michael Pollan to cook using her revolutionary yet simple philosophy. Master the use of just four elements - salt, which enhances flavor; fat, which delivers flavor and generates texture; acid, which balances flavor; and heat, which ultimately determines the texture of food - and anything you cook will be delicious. By explaining the hows and whys of good cooking, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat will teach and inspire a new generation of cooks how to confidently make better decisions in the kitchen and cook delicious meals with any ingredients, anywhere, at any time.

Echoing Samin's own journey from culinary novice to award-winning chef, Salt, Fat Acid, Heat immediately bridges the gap between home and professional kitchens. With a lighthearted approach to kitchen science, Samin demystifies the four elements of good cooking for everyone.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2017 Samin Nosrat. All rights reserved. (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Samin Nosrat's narration of her innovative cooking guide is informative and conversational. Nosrat is a helpful friend by your side in the kitchen, cheerfully imparting culinary wisdom through a combination of accessible scientific explanations and tales of past cooking disasters - and triumphs - of her own." (AudioFile)

I no longer have an excuse

Numerous lessons about flavor and how to successfully use the simple ingredients we use daily while cooking. I'd certainly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys cooking or eating food....

excellent breakdown of cooking techniques!

This book offers an excellent breakdown of cooking techniques--wish I had read it 30 years ago!

phenomenal!

I was absolutely enthralled from start to finish! loved it so much! I feel like a much better cook already

A Leap Into Simple Great Cooking

Samin Nosrat explains the subtleties of great cooking and explains the chemistry behind the basic ingredients that can either make or break a culinary feast. My biggest take away was how this book emboldened me to experiment more aggressively with my cooking choices. So far so good. Every failure has been an epiphany and every success a major boost to my culinary confidence. A great read and reference manual.

This was amazing

cooking is my passion. after listening to this book, it transformed my knowledge and cooking.

cooking made practical

I listened to the audiobook while I was cooking and I was excited to try out the new ideas presented in the book. right after listening to the section about layering fats I decided to layer the fats in my stir fry and it tasted delicious! There were some parts where the technical jargon threw me off, they were mostly the names of food from myriad places. However that didn't prevent me from gaining a lot of info about cooking. it was an enjoyable experience

A Total Game Changer

I really don't like cooking, but this book has given me a completely new perspective on cooking (and eating!). It's wonderfully written, and full of so much useful info, I'm going to listen to it a second time. This book has really chaged how I see cooking forever.

Excellent Source Guide

I absolutely love Samin. She is so pleasant to listen to. her guide to better cooking is excellent. It gives a side to cooking I've never heard before and is very useful! I'll be buying the book. This is my 3rd time listening to the recording.

Loved it!!

Answers all of your “how do I achieve x, y, z result in the kitchen”

loved it.

I will listen to this again. Great for when your in the kitchen.
very inspirational!